DeVos was born Elisabeth Prince on January 8, 1958.[5][12] She grew up in Holland, Michigan, the daughter of Elsa (Zwiep) Prince (later, Broekhuizen) and Edgar Prince, a billionaire industrialist[13][14] of Dutch ancestry. Edgar was the founder of Prince Corporation, an automobile parts supplier based in Holland, Michigan, which at one time employed almost one-quarter of the town’s population.[9][13]

Education
DeVos was educated at the Holland Christian High School, a private school located in her home town of Holland, Michigan.[15] She graduated from Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration and political science, and was “involved with campus politics,” according to Philanthropy magazine.[16]

Religious upbringing
DeVos grew up as a member of the Christian Reformed Church in North America.[17] She has been a member and elder of Mars Hill Bible Church in Grand Rapids.[18][19] Former Fuller Seminary president Richard Mouw, with whom DeVos served on a committee, said she is influenced by neo-Calvinist theologian Abraham Kuyper.[2] – WIKIPEDIA